My name is Antonia Ciminera. I’m 23 years old from Los Angeles, California. My knuckles say ” Seja Você ” which is Portuguese for “Be You” . I got this tattoo because I used to worry a lot about what others would think of me or how they would judge me and I came to realize that no matter what I will always just be me and I’m okay with that not being accepted by everyone, and I encourage other people to be who they are.
Jeanine sends us her knuckle tattoos:
I got these done almost 4 years ago by Zack Woods at The Missing Piece in Spokane, WA. The “o” is a fish bowl and the “F” is a fishing hook. This tattoo has a lot of meanings for me. For the most part it is a comic book referance and this is what I tell people. Whenever I think of Lenore the cute little dead girl saying “fishies go pook pook pook” I think of goldfish. But I am also a fish out of water. This has more than one meaning for me. I have always been an oddball and as a female with tons of tattoo work I get a ton of odd looks. I also love to swim. I am an Aquarius… so it all just fits me perfectly. Not to mention I love the goldfish snack food crackers. White cheddar for the win baby. ~ J
Justin Myers, 29 of Maumee, Ohio sends us these knuckle tattoos and his story:
I am a survivor of testicular cancer so I got “SURVIVOR” across my knuckles. I already had a mace and chain on my left ring finger and used that as the “O”.
When I asked George why he got STAY DOWN tattooed on his knuckles, his response was: “i like to give a fair warning! lol always getting in trouble.”
Peter Eichhorn sent these knuckles in:
Just got these done, 8 across “HUMILITY” I got this to remind me to stay humble, its a key trait in recovery. I got it in an old Celtic font because every one else has the same style font.
Martin lives in Guildford, England and sends us the following:
Hi, my name’s Martin, I got “N” on my Roman wedding finger to show my fiancee Natalie how much I love her, and how much faith I have in our relationship. We’re both students at the moment and when we finish studying the wedding will be on… We’ve already been together 8 years, engaged for 7!
I met Carrie in line for the extras casting for Machete Kills. I was super stoked to see a set of knuckle tattoos in kanji. She says that the knuckles mean CREATE and DESTROY in Japanese. Carrie also said that she has received some very negative reactions from more traditional Japanese people, but that she still loves them.